diff --git a/src/interface/meson.build b/src/interface/meson.build
index 1092c5a267..2d4e30362c 100644
--- a/src/interface/meson.build
+++ b/src/interface/meson.build
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_INTERFACE')
     'name': 'Libvirt interface',
     'sockprefix': 'virtinterfaced',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ],
-    'conflicts': true,
   }
 
   openrc_init_files += {
diff --git a/src/libxl/meson.build b/src/libxl/meson.build
index 783af6c667..9793899106 100644
--- a/src/libxl/meson.build
+++ b/src/libxl/meson.build
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBXL')
     'sockprefix': 'virtxend',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ],
     'deps': 'ConditionPathExists=/proc/xen/capabilities',
-    'conflicts': true,
   }
 
   openrc_init_files += {
diff --git a/src/lxc/meson.build b/src/lxc/meson.build
index f8e2a8852a..ad5c659dba 100644
--- a/src/lxc/meson.build
+++ b/src/lxc/meson.build
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LXC')
     'name': 'Libvirt lxc',
     'sockprefix': 'virtlxcd',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ],
-    'conflicts': true,
   }
 
   openrc_init_files += {
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 74d932a32c..f13b85b74e 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ guest_unit_files = []
 #   * sockets - array of additional sockets (optional, default [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ])
 #   * socket_$name_in - additional socket source files (optional, default remote/libvirtd.socket.in )
 #   * deps - socket dependencies (optional, default '')
-#   * conflicts - if the service conflicts with libvirtd (optional, true)
 virt_daemon_units = []
 
 # openrc_init_files
diff --git a/src/network/meson.build b/src/network/meson.build
index 3ec598c3f9..d6fb624bb7 100644
--- a/src/network/meson.build
+++ b/src/network/meson.build
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_NETWORK')
     'name': 'Libvirt network',
     'sockprefix': 'virtnetworkd',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ],
-    'conflicts': true,
   }
 
   openrc_init_files += {
diff --git a/src/node_device/meson.build b/src/node_device/meson.build
index c4e4c3906b..15f9c3ad29 100644
--- a/src/node_device/meson.build
+++ b/src/node_device/meson.build
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_NODE_DEVICES')
     'name': 'Libvirt nodedev',
     'sockprefix': 'virtnodedevd',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ],
-    'conflicts': true,
   }
 
   openrc_init_files += {
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/meson.build b/src/nwfilter/meson.build
index 715282ee77..a21e575925 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/meson.build
+++ b/src/nwfilter/meson.build
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_NWFILTER')
     'name': 'Libvirt nwfilter',
     'sockprefix': 'virtnwfilterd',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ],
-    'conflicts': true,
   }
 
   openrc_init_files += {
diff --git a/src/qemu/meson.build b/src/qemu/meson.build
index 08c1d20087..3898d23877 100644
--- a/src/qemu/meson.build
+++ b/src/qemu/meson.build
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_QEMU')
     'name': 'Libvirt qemu',
     'sockprefix': 'virtqemud',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ],
-    'conflicts': true,
   }
 
   openrc_init_files += {
diff --git a/src/secret/meson.build b/src/secret/meson.build
index d576d3218e..a487055cde 100644
--- a/src/secret/meson.build
+++ b/src/secret/meson.build
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_SECRETS')
     'name': 'Libvirt secret',
     'sockprefix': 'virtsecretd',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ],
-    'conflicts': true,
   }
 
   openrc_init_files += {
diff --git a/src/storage/meson.build b/src/storage/meson.build
index 153ff6f846..915ae46f61 100644
--- a/src/storage/meson.build
+++ b/src/storage/meson.build
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_STORAGE')
     'name': 'Libvirt storage',
     'sockprefix': 'virtstoraged',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ],
-    'conflicts': true,
   }
 
   openrc_init_files += {
diff --git a/src/vbox/meson.build b/src/vbox/meson.build
index 3e608fa101..df0cfb40e8 100644
--- a/src/vbox/meson.build
+++ b/src/vbox/meson.build
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_VBOX')
     'name': 'Libvirt vbox',
     'sockprefix': 'virtvboxd',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ],
-    'conflicts': true,
   }
 
   openrc_init_files += {
diff --git a/src/vz/meson.build b/src/vz/meson.build
index 2859dc7979..14f7280f66 100644
--- a/src/vz/meson.build
+++ b/src/vz/meson.build
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_VZ')
     'name': 'Libvirt vz',
     'sockprefix': 'virtvzd',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin' ],
-    'conflicts': true,
   }
 
   openrc_init_files += {